Keltin Every fall I make approx. 5 gal of hot sauce much the same way you made yours and I keep it in clear 1 quart bottles in the back of the frig with no problems at all if you have enough salt and vinegar it will keep forever and yours sound good to go.If it is too runny you might want to add tomatoe paste to your mix thats what I do to get the consistancy I want, bring it back to a simmer then let cool and bottle have fun and enjoy
I like jalapenos right out of the patch with a touch of kosher salt some are hotter than outhers.. Look for a rounded tip not a pointy tip they are a tad bit milder.

If they're in the fridge you should be OK. For a while anyway. I think you are either going to burn a hole in your gullet trying to use all that or you are going to be giving away a LOOOOOT of gifts in the near future.

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I actually was signing off for the night, and as the movie was rolling the opening credits, it hit me about this question (don’t even ask why a movie’s opening and this thread are related…..I have no idea). But, I forgot to bring this up.

Anyway, I have four indoor cats (God Bless DW!!!! ), and as I was cooking this massive mound of jalapeños the other night. The air was redolent with peppers. The air was thick with it, and the cats were all around me (Mom was at work, so it was just us….she works nights part-time). Shortly after I finished and put the peppers off to cool, the cats went NUTS! They were doing strange jumps, dives, and bombings (high jumps that end in a “splash” of kitty on something, more than likely his/her sibling). They were stampeding, and just going nuts.

Did they get a pepper buzz form this massive cooking? Anyone else notice this or have it happen? My cats are weird….but still, I’ve not seen such a unified (all four of them) act of weirdness. After 20 – 30 minutes, they cooled off and all of them took a nap. Weird!